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{{Pattern | |||
|name = Unique father problem | |||
|pname = UnknownPattern | |||
|type = Problem | |||
|nofile = true | |||
}} | |||
The '''unique father problem''' is the following question, posed by [[John Conway]] in 1972 in [[Lifeline Volume 6]],<ref name="lifelinevol6" /> along with the [[grandfather problem]]: | |||
:''Is there a stable configuration whose only father is itself (with some fading junk some distance away not being counted)? | |||
Although a 50$ cash prize was offered by Conway, the problem remains open as of August 2017. | |||
==References== | |||
<references> | |||
<ref name="lifelinevol6">{{CiteLifeline | |||
|vol = 6 | |||
|date = October 1972 | |||
|pages = p. 1 | |||
}}</Ref> | |||
</references> | |||
Revision as of 10:30, 25 August 2017
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| Pattern type | Problem | |
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| Static symmetry | Unspecified | |
| Discovered by | Unknown | |
| Year of discovery | Unknown | |
The unique father problem is the following question, posed by John Conway in 1972 in Lifeline Volume 6,[1] along with the grandfather problem:
- Is there a stable configuration whose only father is itself (with some fading junk some distance away not being counted)?
Although a 50$ cash prize was offered by Conway, the problem remains open as of August 2017.
References
- ↑ Robert Wainwright (October 1972). Lifeline, vol 6, p. 1.